The Secrets To Playing Piano By Ear

Learn to Play Piano by Ear using these easy-to-understand techniques, principles, and concepts. With over 300-pgs separated into 20 chapters, you'll explore everything from beginner fundamentals, to music theory, to chord formation, to chord progression formation, and more! From harmonization techniques to the concept of alterations, to improvisation, you'll not only be able to "speak" and understand this musical language but you'll be able to play piano by ear without a reliance on sheet music.

(Schott). It is no secret that the majority of piano owners, in addition to playing classical music, would also like to play popular standards and pop songs, just like the piano player in a bar or cocktail lounge does, improvising and going from one tune to another. Here, finally, you hold in your hands an absolutely new and simple method that will enable you to fulfill your secret wish to improvise at the piano, completely by ear.

An accessible introduction to piano basics covers everything from correct hand placement and musical notation to music theory and techniques for playing by ear.

Explains how to learn to play the piano by mastering chords, and covers scales, tonality, triads, and improvisation.

So many of the great pianists and teachers have come out of Poland and Russia (Rubinstein, Anton as well as Arthur, Leschetizky, Paderewski, the Lhevinnes, Gilels, Richter, and others), yet we know little about their methods of learning and teaching. George Kochevitsky in The Art of Piano Playing supplies some important sources of information previously unavailable in the United States. From these sources, tempered by this own thinking, Kochevitsky formulated a scientific approach that can solve most problems of piano playing and teaching. George Kochevitsky graduated in 1930 from Leningrad Conservatory and did post-graduate work at Moscow Conservatory. After coming to the U.S., he taught privately in New York City, gave a number of lectures, and wrote for various music periodicals.

This book is directed toward teaching the novice to enjoy and gain facility in playing the piano, although the principles could well be applied to the playing of any instrument. Mr. Wilson does this by discarding as unessential most of the technical impedimenta that usually confront the aspiring student who wishes to play the piano for relaxation, recreation, and a little individual expression. - Introduction.